[Hebrews 11:6]

Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante claims that under the state constitution he automatically becomes governor the moment Davis is recalled. If he pushes that claim I suspect the Calif Supremes will decide it, and most are Repubs if I remember correctly, owing to Davis' Repub predecessors.

[usadave]

Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante claims that under the state constitution he automatically becomes governor the moment Davis is recalled.

According to the California Constitution, at the same moment that the results of a Governor's recall election are announced after it is certified, the name of the candidate that the voters have selected to replace the recalled Governor is also announced. So there won't be a vacancy for Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante to step in and fill. Of course, the Democrats could still challenge the recall laws and election in court, but it'll probably be a waste of time for them to do so.